Founder and CEO
Sue Eland
I’ve lived to make a difference in education. Firstly as a teacher, then as a headteacher, an Education Advisor and finally as a Lead School Inspector. I decided to leave a legacy, a lifelong dream, a new school to give a life chance to kids in true poverty.
Our Trustees:
Kate Rutherford
Kate is passionate about human rights and making a difference to children’s lives. She has had a long and successful career in education. Now living in South Africa, she is actively involved in supporting education projects in local communities.
Kate’s professional skills and her experience in volunteer work are strengths she brings to her trustee role.
Martin Hands
Martin has had a long and successful career as a Chartered Accountant in industry and latterly as a trustee of a charity, Riding Lights.
Martin’s skills and expertise in charity work, financial, project and people management are strengths which he brings as a trustee.
Zach Greaves
Zach is the founder of content marketing business Artus Digital, and has over a decade of experience in strategic digital communications. After building our website at BFE’s inception in 2018, Zach has managed our marketing communications - including social media, email newsletters and press releases.
Sadie Walton
Sadie has worked in international value chains across the globe in her role as a green coffee buyer for more than a decade. She has extensive experience sourcing coffee from East Africa and has developed a love for the region during her travels. She joined BFE after seeing the challenges faced by rural families in providing their children with a consistent, high quality education.